Ariana
I spent the next few hours alone in my room, the echoes of my argument with Ryder replaying in my head. The way he had looked at me, so confident, so sure of himself, made me feel uneasy. No matter how hard I tried to push him away, it was like he refused to budge, like some immovable force. And the worst part? My wolf liked it. She liked his persistence, his strength, and that terrified me.
I couldn’t sleep, couldn’t even bring myself to rest. My mind was too tangled in knots, trying to sort through my own emotions. I wanted nothing more than to be free of this mate bond, to make my own choices without the pull of fate dictating who I should be with. Was that really too much to ask?
A soft knock on the door broke through my thoughts. I didn’t even bother answering. A moment late
